Perfectionism and Eating Disorders: An Online Treatment Program for Adolescent Females

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Perfectionism; Eating Disorders; Mental Health - Eating disorders; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000951954
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-23
• Study Completion: 2022-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria are being female and aged 13- to 18-years, having reliable internet access, and reporting elevated symptoms of eating disorder psychopathology [An EDE-Q global score greater than 1.5, as per norms citing a mean EDE-Q global score of 1.5 in a community sample (Fairburn & Beglin, 1994)].

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are a MINI-Kid score indicating suicidality (module B1), an EDE-Q global score above three (O'Brien et al. (2016) found a mean EDE global score of 3.26 for a clinical paediatric population), and if the participant is currently receiving psychotherapy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating Disorder symptoms as measured by global scores on the EDE-Q. [ Pre-intervention (immediately before randomised allocation to a group), 8 weeks after being allocated to ICBT-P or waitlist control groups (post-intervention), 3 months post-intervention, and six months post-intervention. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perfectionism symptoms as measured by the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire total score. [ Pre-intervention (immediately prior to group random allocation), 8 weeks after being assigned to ICBT-P or waitlist control groups (post-intervention), 3 months post-intervention, and six months post-intervention. ]